Ice-creeper.



No. 743,773. PATENTED NOV. 10, 1903 J. L. THOMSON.

ICE GREEPER.

APPLICATION IIKHD APR. 18, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented November 10, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JUDSON L. THOMSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE NORTH (it J UDD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A

CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

lCE-CREEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 743,7 73, dated November 10, 1903. Application filed April 18, 1903. Serial No. 153,182. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, J UDSON L. THOMSON, a citizen of the'United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York, State of New York,have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Ice-Creepers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to ice-creepers; and it I0 is my object in the main to simplify the construction thereof and to provide an adj ustment, so that such devices may be fitted to shoes of various sizes.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure l is r 5 a side elevation of one form of my creeper as it appears in use. Fig. 2 ma view of the inside of a creeper detached. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a creeper.

1 is a metal frame which partakes generally of a U-shaped out-line. At the curve this frame 1 is provided with a suitable yielding portion or a joint, such as shown at 8 in Fig. 2, so that the sides of the frame may be moved apart-for example, as illustrated in dotted lines, Fig. 3-making the device capable of convenient adjustmentto shoes of various sizes.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the form of creeper is adapted to be fitted to the heel of a shoe. In this form the frame 1 is provided on its under side with projections or spurs 5, which give the wearer a secure footing on snow, ice, or the like. 2 is a flange arranged at the outer edge of the frame 1, and 3 is a protecting and holding strip of leather riveted to the flange 2. The protecting and holding strip 3 may be cut to approximately fit that portion of the shoe to which the creeper is to be attached, and by securing said protecting and holding 4o strip to the inner side of the flange the sides of the shoe are prevented from becoming chafed or scratched by the metal flange. In

adjusting the creeper the sides of the frame are moved or sprung apart until they fit that portion of the shoe to which the creeper is to be attached, and a strap 4 is secured to the protecting-strip 3 and passed over the shoe and fastened by means of a buckle 6.

In the drawings it will be seen the ends of the U-shaped frame 1 and II, respectively, are provided with extensions, forming a sliding joint. These extensions serve to reinforce the ends and hold them in the same plane in respective of their adjustment. This slidable joint may be made in any desired way-for example, by providing one of the frame extensions with a slot and the other with a stud, the shank of which is located in the slot. This construction is best seen in Figs.2 and 3, in which the slot is indicated at 72 and the stud at 73. c What I claim is I v An ice-creeper comprising a leather protecting-strip adapted to pass around the heel of a boot, a strap and buckle secured to said strip for holding it in place on the foot, a pair of semi-U-shaped metal frames pivoted together, at their bottom rear portions, means at the front ends for guiding and connecting the frames, upwardly-projecting flanges extending from said frames and surrounding the protecting-strip about that portion which is adapted to surround the heel, rivets securing the said flanges tothe protecting-strip so as to hold the parts securely together, and metallic projections or spurs on the bottom of said frames for providing a secure and firm footing, substantially as described.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 17th day of April, 1903.

. JUDSON L. THOMSON. Witnesses:

R. G. MITCHELL, L. VREELAND. 

